The 25 firms on this week's list added a total of 50 recruiters to handle the increased business fueled by robust economic growth, regulatory challenges and the need for talent to fight international cybercrime. Learn more with Crain's list of the largest executive-recruiting firms, ranked by number of local recruiters.

Wall Street still rules the world of executive compensation−at least in New York. The 100 highest-paid CEOs of public companies based in the New York area earned a combined $1.5 billion in 2013. Their total pay passed the billion-dollar mark for the forth consecutive year.